Georgia Senate Bill 14 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-26 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security benefits, so as to allow applicants for benefits to obtain their personnel files when their claims are contested by their former employers; to provide for definitions; to require the Department of Labor to modify the separation notice; to sanction employers who fail to timely deliver personnel files; to prohibit the admissibility of an uncontested claim; to require the Commissioner of Labor to enact rules or regulations relating to uncontested claims for benefits; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Employment Security Benefits; applicants to obtain their personnel files when their claims are contested by their former employers; allow

Sen. Tonya Anderson [D]	Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]
Sen. Valencia Seay [D]	Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. Donzella James [D]	Sen. David Lucas [D]
Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Sen. Nan Orrock [D]	Sen. Nikki Merritt [D]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]
Sen. Gail Davenport [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-01-14	Senate	Senate Hopper
2021-01-04	Senate	Senate Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58852
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195608
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195773